Garment.



M. L. KELLBY.

GARMENT.

AP'PLIOATION FILED 001.14, 1909.

1,01 1,810. Patented Dec. 12, 1911 ATTORNE V8 f By r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARK LOUIS KELLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARIVIEN'I.

To all whom "it may concern:

B'e it known that I, MARK L. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Garment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to garments, and more particularly to a garment having a collar secured thereto at the neck, in such a manner that it can be given a plurality of positions to convert the garment from one style to another, the collar being attached at the neck edge of the garment, along a line lying between the longitudinal edges of the collar.

The obj ect of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and durable garment, which is adapted for wear by both men and women, which can be readily converted from one style to another, by a simple manipulation of the collar, and which is adapted for use with different types of garments.

The invent-ion consists in the construction and combination of parts, to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment having an embodiment of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing certain of the parts arranged in different positions; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the upper part ofthe garment; Fig. 4 is a similar view showing certain of the parts in different positions; Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the garment converted from one style to another; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 6 6 of Fiof. 5.

ISefore proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention, it should be clearly understood that the garment may be of any suit-able type, for example, a raincoat, an overcoat, or the like, and that the invention can be applied to garments adapted to be worn by both men and women. Any material adapted for the purpose can be used, and the garment may be double or singlebreasted, may have a fly front or may be arranged to button through. I have found Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 14, 1909.

vPatented Dec. 12, 1911. Serial No. 522,574.

it desirable in garments used especially as rain or storm coats, to fashion the collar so that it can be worn in the usual fashion, with lapels, or can be arranged to assume the shape of the military collar, which buttons well up about the throat and thus affords a greater protect-ion than does the ordinary coat, to the wearer. By employing a collar which has a fixed relation at t-he back, but the ends of which, as will appear more clearly hereinafter, are adjustable to assume different positions, the garment can be easily and `quickly converted from one style to another, without interfering with the lit of the garment or the comfort of the wearer. In certain types of convertible garments the material at specified points is arranged in a plurality of thicknesses, which make the garment unsightly and uncomfortable. My invention obviates this difficulty.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown, for example, an overcoat 10 having secured thereto at the edge 11 of the neck, a collar 12 of elongated form and substantially uniform width. The collar 12 at the back 13, has a permanent relation with respect to the back 14 of the coat, being secured thereto by sewing or in any other suitable manner. The collar is secured at the neck edge 11, along lines 15 of the collar lying between its longitudinal edges 16 and 17. At the front of the coat, the lapels 18 are formed by folding the mat-erial along lines of fold or plicature 19, which extend toward and merge into the neck edge 11, as is shown most clearly in Fig. 5. The lapels proper, begin at the ends 20 of the collar. When the material is folded back along the lines 19 to form the lapels, as is shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, the collar lies flat, the upper edge thereof coinciding with the lines 19. Clasp fastener parts 21 and 22, secured, respectively, to the lapels, and at the inside of the collar ends, serve to hold the collar in this position.

When it is desired to convert the garment into a coat of the military style, the lapels are folded outward as is shown in Fig. 2, the clasp fastener parts 21 and 22 having been disengaged, and the collar ends then assume the positions shown in Fig. 2. They are provided respectively, with a hook 23 and an eye 24, so that they can be suitably fastened together to hold them in these ositions. It will be understood that the relation between the back of the collar and the back of the coat remains unchanged, the ends of the collar alone being adjusted, and swinging up and down with the movement of the neck edge portion ll of the garment. The outer lapel is preferably buttoned over, as is shown in Fig. 2.

The collar, at the outside, may be fashioned from material corresponding to the material of the coat body, or may be of differentmaterial at the inside. lf so desired it may be provided with a suitable lining. Needless to say, these and others of the constructive details can be varied in accordance with individual preference and special conditions, without departing from the Linderlying spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A. garment, provided with a collar having a fixed relation with the garment at the back thereof and having the ends adjustable, whereby said ends are adapted to be arranged in a plurality of positions, said collar having both longitudinal edges free.

2. A garment, having a neck edge and lapels beginning at the ends of said edge, and a collar permanently secured to said neck edge intermediate its longitudinal edges and terminating at said lapels.

3. In a garment folded along lines extending from the back of the neck edge to the front, to form lapels, a collar perma nently secured to said neck edge only along a line lying intermediate its longitudinal edges, and secured at the junctions of said lapels and said neck edge intermediate its longitudinal edges.

. clasp determined 4. A garment, having a neck edge, and a collar permanently secured to said neck edge along a line intermediate its longitudinal edges, whereby the longitudinal edges of said collar are left free.

A garment, provided with a collar having a fixed relation with said garment at the back thereof and secured at the neck edge along a line intermediate its longitudinal edges, the garment having folds permitting the ends of the collar to be arranged in a plurality of positions, said collar having at the ends respective clasp sections, the garment adjacent to the neck edge having clasp sections adapted to coperate with said firstmentioned clasp sections to hold the collar ends in predetermined positions.

6. A garment, having a neck edge, and folds running from said neck edge to the front to form lapels, and a collar secured to said neck edge along a line intermediate its longitudinal edges, whereby the longitudinal edges of said collar are left free, each of said j lapels having a clasp section, said collar at each end having a clasp section adapted to cooperate with one of said first-mentioned sections to hold the collar ends in prepositions, the ends of said collar having means for attaching, one to the other, when the collar is in another position.

In testimony' whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARK LOUIS KELLEY.

Witnesses:

FRANK J. GRIFFIN, XVM. A. R. VELGKE.

Copies ofths patent may be obtained for ve eentseaoh, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

